Mount Elbert
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| Mount Elbert | |
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| Image:Elbert and Cattle.jpg Mt. Elbert | |
| Elevation | 14,440 ft (4,401 m)[1][2] |
| Location | Colorado, United States |
| Range | Rocky Mountains, Sawatch Range |
| Prominence | 9,093-foot (2,772 m)[3] |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: [4] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Elbert |
| First ascent | 1874 by H. W. Stuckle |
| Easiest route | hike (class 2) |
Mount Elbert is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains of North America. It is also the highest of the fourteeners in the US State of Colorado, and the high point of the Sawatch Range. It is located in Lake County, approximately 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Leadville. It lies within the San Isabel National Forest.
Elbert is the second highest mountain in the contiguous United States, after Mount Whitney in California, and is but 65 feet (20 m) shorter than Whitney's 14,505 feet (4,421 m).
There are three routes up the mountain. The standard route ascends the peak from the east, starting from the Colorado Trail. The most difficult is the Black Cloud Trail, which takes ten to fourteen hours, depending on the pace. Nearby fourteeners include Mount Massive to the north and La Plata Peak to the south.
[edit] See also
- Colorado 4k peaks
- Colorado fourteeners
- Colorado mountain peaks
- Colorado mountain ranges
- Mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- Mountain peaks of the United States
[edit] References
- ^ NAVD 88 data from the National Geodetic Survey datasheet
- ^ Lipsher, Steve. "No tall tale: State higher than thought", Denver Post, July 7, 2002. Retrieved on April 19, 2007.
- ^ Colorado high-prominence peaks on peaklist.org
- ^ NAD 83 from the National Geodetic Survey datasheet
[edit] External links
- Mount Elbert is at coordinates Coordinates:
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